Study of risk factors for melanoma - cases
SND-ID: ext0103-1.
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Håkan Olsson
Associated documentation
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Håkan Olsson - Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, The Division of Oncology and Pathology
Research principal
Lund University
- Faculty of Medicine
Description
Purpose:
The aim of the study is to create a cohort of patients with melanoma and controls to study risk factors for the disease.
Dataset includes the cases in the study.
Unit of analysis
Population
Individuals affected by melanoma in Southern Sweden and controls matched for sex, age and place of residence.
Study design
Case-control study
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
1988 – 1996
1995 – 1996
Biobank is connected to the study
Yes
Number of individuals/objects
3000
Data format / data structure
Geographic spread
Geographic description: Southern Sweden
Responsible department/unit
Faculty of Medicine
Research area
Medical and health sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Medical genetics (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Clinical medicine (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Cancer and oncology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Health (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Westerdahl J, Olsson H, Måsbäck A, Ingvar C, Jonsson N, Brandt L, Jönsson PE, Möller T. Use of sunbeds or sunlamps and malignant melanoma in southern Sweden. Am J Epidemiol. 1994 Oct 15;140(8):691-9.
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